Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-10
WAY DOWN SOUTH.
An Important Invention Which m al Make a Revolution in the Orang,

An Important Invention Which Ma ay
 Make a Revolution in the Orange
 Trade.
 The Daily News of Palatka, Florida, has
 this to say of a new and important invention
 by a we'll known New Haven gentleman, MT.
 s. J. Hoggson of the Hoggson & Pettis man.
 ufacturing company, and of a new enterprise
 in which he is engaged, which will be of in- terest to our citizens and which excites great interest among the orange growers and deal CTS. Should 1t prove a success it will have an important effect on the orange trade, and aid greatly in making oranges plentiful and cheap the year round:
 MT. s. J. Hoggson of New Haven, Conn, the inventor and patentee of a new and simple process of preserving oranges, is in the city and stopping at the Carleton House. We had very pleasant interview with him last evening, and obtained some valuable and interesting information relative to the new process. MT. Hoggson is at the head of the Florida Fruit and Storage company. of New York, an association organized e1- pressly for the purpose of preserving and storing fruits. It's warehouses are located at Brooklyn bridge, and have ca pacity of 168, ,000 boxes. These apartments,
 as MT. Hoggson calls them, are water, frost
 ard fire proof and fruit stored in them after
 being put through the Hoggson process will
 keep for almost any length of time. MT.
 Hoggson says the fruit thus preserved is as
 good in July as in January. MT. Hoggson's
 method is simple and fully accords with na-
 ture and common sense. The oranges are
 dipped into chemical liquid which unites
 with the oil of the rind, thus changing it
 from pure hydro carbon or volatile oil to
 substance which uniteswith the preservative in preventing spontaneous fermentation, virtu- ally converting the outer rind of the fruit in- to an elastic air-tight and waterproof wrap nf tive is to put the fruit into wire basket and immerse the whole in the chemical liquid. This treatment has no effect on the inner Eind or the juice of the fruit. Mr. H. says the preservative completely assimilates with the oil of the orange that the fruit is enhanced in both appearance and touch. So far the process has worked well in the north. It has yet to be tried in this climate. Oranges from some fifteen sections of the State have been preserved by Mir. Hoggson for the Fruit exchange of Jacksonville, which are being watched with interest to sec if the process will work equally satisfactory in this climate. It has to be changed some what, but MT. H. thinks his experiments will show conclusively that oranges can be stored and preserved here as we'll as in the north. Mr. Hoggsons object in visiting our State at present is to experiment, as far as possi- sible with his process in this climate, and to ! ascertain the opinion of fruit growers on | the important matter of carrying our fruit | to more favorable markets. If his process proves practical one, there will be but one opinion among orange growers on the subject
 Mir Hoggson also wishes to collect certain | data by which he will be able to shape his | future course in this connection. MT. Hogg- | son will remain at the Carleton for few | days, where he will be pleased to meet or l ange growers interested in the preservation of our semi-tropical fruits.
 If thought best MT. Hoggson says there
 can ba no objection to the Florida Fruit and | Storage company operating with the Fruit
 exchange of this State, and growers gener- ally in buying preserving or storing fruit on | account of either or all parties concerned 1 The plan can easily be enlarged and extended | to other cities besides New York and Brook | lyn, if time should demonstrate the com plete practical workings of the process.